104 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. vi. 
specimen it is possible to trace a vague t. a. line part way across the wing. The s. t. 
line is indicated but is broken, a little paler, principally marked by the slightly darker 
terminal space and toward the costa also by a dusky preceding cloud. The orbicular 
is wanting in the specimens before me. The reniform is small, kidney shaped, 
black; but with indefinite outlines and incomplete superiorly. Secondaries whitish, 
iridescent, becoming smoky at the margin, where there is a brown terminal line 
setting off the white fringes. Beneath whitish, a little powdered at the margins, the 
primaries a little darker than the secondaries, and in one specimen almost smoky. 
Expanse, 1.60 inches = 40 mm. 
Habitat : Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in July; Dr. Barnes. 
Three male specimens are before me, each differing a little in color; 
but otherwise very similar. The species is allied to lubncans; but is 
larger and with much less trace of the ordinary markings, while on the 
other hand the reniform is much more distinct. In most of the 
examples of lubricous the transverse lines may be made out. In this 
species there is no appearance of them except on the costa. Two of 
the specimens are uniform in color, although different in shade. The 
third specimen is ashen gray along the costa and in the terminal space, 
while the rest of the wing has a reddish cast. The species reminds 
one somewhat of incivis , but the wing form is different. 
In sexual characters the insect agrees in general with the group in 
which I have placed it, and is one of those showing no very character¬ 
istic features. It is represented in Plate VII, fig. 10. 
Noctua bolteri, sp. nov. 
Ground color red with a violet tinge The markings rusty brown and black. The 
vestiture of the head and thorax is defective, hence it is impossible to say whether or 
not they are maculate. Basal line geminate, black, emphasized by brown scales, 
continuing to the submedian vein and from that point obliquely outward to the inner 
margin. At this point there is an oblique brown shade which marks the middle of 
the lower half of the median space. In the cell there is, almost midway between the 
basal and t. a. line, an upright black mark which is inwardly margined by yellowish 
scales. T. a line geminate, the outer pait black, the inner brown; included space 
marked with yellow scales. As a whole the line is nearly upright to the submedian 
vein and then with a strong outcurve to the inner margin. T. p. line geminate, lunu¬ 
la'e, with a square outward bend over the cell, then incurved below ; made up of 
black lunules f allowed by yellow scales and outwardly margined by a rusty brown, 
rather broad and nearly even line. S. t. line yellow, irregular, forming a W on veins 
3 and 4, preceded by a distinct brown shade which becomes blackish toward the 
costa. A series of black terminal lunules, which are outwardly marked with yellow. 
Thire is a brown, irregular median shade. Claviform large, filling nearly the entire 
space between the median and submedian ve’ns; outlined by black scales within 
which is a yellow line, and the whole is filled with brown. Orbicular large, oval, in¬ 
complete above, outlined by black scales within which is a yellow annulus. Reni¬ 
form very large, broad, hardly kidney shaped, outlined with black scales, then annu¬ 
late with yellow; the center with a whitish lunule. Secondaries smoky gray, the 
